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Longmen Grotto 140: Head of a Bodhisattva

(386–534); Stone; H: 91 cm; Tokyo National Museum, Japan
This Bodhisattva was originally one of the attendants next to the standing Buddha on the south wall of the grotto. The Bodhisattva has a flat cylindrical topknot with floral patterns, a broad forehead, an oval face with almond-shaped eyes, and smooth arched brows. The Bodhisattva has elongated earlobes and the small mouth is colored in red pigment. The thin lips curve upwards in a lively smile.

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